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The Wider Place

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This is a book about liberty; she quotes Daniel Webster ("God grants liberty only to those who love it.")which is one of the strong themes of this guide to a better understanding of your feelings and where you belong in God's 'wider place.'

To be free is the major thing in our existence on this life, to be free to make decisions which impact us: You're as self-sufficient as need be, so when someone you respect approaches you with guidance, you're torn between listening to them and listening to yourself. In most situations, a little of both is best, especially if you're being polite. In this particular case, your antennae aren't wrong. Pay attention to the common denominators in their advice and your own instincts. It's the one and only path to follow. This is good advice.

This book needs to be read from page 17 to 250 to get the needed instruction on liberty and what it means to be free in a free land. This is definitely a book for Christians, but could help Muslims to understand how the majority of us in America are brought up to believe in our God and to try to follow Christ's teachings. However, we believe in the Old Testament too, not just as background but as apropos to conventions of social behavior.

Too many of us are caught up in captivity of one kind or another these days. Part III helds to free the reader from life-changing attidutes. Rigidity, Indecision Fear, Loneliness, Conformity, Opinion of Others, Responsibility are some of the things Ms. Price leads us through. It may not be possible to change all of your beliefs, but we should accept her offerings with gratitude and gratefulness for being the person she is and sharing her thoughts on 'higher' issues.

We should ponder on how we choose, consciously or unconsciously, the partial bondage in which we find ourselves. At some point in our lives, we must choose to follow blindly the conditioning we have endured, such as conforming to special groups' emphases so as not to appear an 'outsider.' or to enter the 'wider place' where God leads us to redemption.

Ms. Price has written a whole slew of books, over one hundred listed in Amazon.com, and all worthwhile reading. LIGHTHOUSE is her inspirational classic; a couple others are BEFORE THE DARKNESS FALLS and WHAT REALLY MATTERS. Of course, her BELOVED INVADER is what got her started on this adventure. We can share only a partial part, but any and all will be rewarding.